8th Pay Commission: The Modi government recently gave its go-ahead to the new pay panel which is expected to give its recommendations on salary and pension revision for central government employees in a few months from now. The 8th Pay Commission will submit its final report to the Centre which will take a final call on how the panel’s suggestions should be implemented. It is widely expected that the government will implement the 8th Pay Commission’s recommendations from January 1, 2026.
Ever since the announcement was made by the government on January 16, central government employees and pensioners are keen to know about the fitment factor the proposed panel will suggest for revising salaries and pension for the staff. Once the fitment factor is decided, the whole pay matrix will be known to all central government employees across levels 1 to 10. The fitment factor is a multiplier used to calculate the revised salary by applying it to the current basic pay.
Under the 8th Pay Commission Pay Matrix, the new panel will calculate emoluments for employees at different job levels.
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Under the 7th Pay Commission, the fitment factor was fixed as 2.57, which saw the minimum basic pay for a government employee going up from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000.
What is expected maximum fitment factor under the 8th Pay Commission?
For the 8th Pay Commission, it is anticipated that the fitment factor will rise to 2.86, potentially raising the minimum basic pay to Rs 51,480 — a remarkable 186% increase from the current Rs 18,000, as per reports. Experts are of the view that the actual salary hike might be slightly lower due to various deductions and other adjustments. In this story, let’s take a look at projections based on the assumed fitment factor of 2.86.
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